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Chicken Cacciatore I

A slow‑cooked chicken dish with tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, onions, garlic, and herbs.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Chicken Cacciatore I

Time7 to 9 hours

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Halve chicken breasts.

  2. Chop pepper.

  3. Wash well, and pat dry.

Slow cook

  1. Combine ingredients in crockpot.

  2. Add chicken pieces, pushing down into liquid to thoroughly moisten and coat.

  3. Cover and cook on low setting for 7 to 9 hours.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

293Calories
37 gProtein
5 gFat
27 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Clove + thymetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,108 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  3. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Pepper + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Chicken breasts
Provide the main protein, which becomes tender during long, gentle slow cooking.
Whole tomatoes
Supply the liquid and acidity that form the sauce base and moisten the chicken.
Tomato paste
Thickens the sauce and deepens its savory, concentrated tomato flavor.
Sliced mushrooms
Add moisture and earthy flavor that blends into the sauce during cooking.
Green pepper
Adds fresh, slightly bitter vegetable flavor and texture to the sauce.

The step that matters

Pushing chicken into the liquid. Keeping the chicken submerged in the sauce helps it stay moist and evenly coated during the long, low cook, so pieces do not dry out or cook unevenly.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, pepper, onion, garlic, tomato, mushroom, thyme):

  1. Marjoramfits better
  2. Oreganofits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, pepper, onion, garlic, tomato, mushroom, thyme. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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